PVED BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Marna Gatlin, Founder, CEO

After many years of struggling with infertility, PVED founder, Marna Gatlin, discovered that the technology to have a child through egg donation was available. She was curious, excited, and above all, hopeful that this process might be the conduit to finally achieving her lifelong dream of becoming a parent.

Marna ensures that all the needs of egg donor recipients are met, maintaining a high standard of ethics and confidentiality. Marna advocates and assists recipient parents helping them arrange for the highest quality patient care, wherever in the world they reside. Her experience and knowledge related to the complex emotional and physical needs of individuals dealing with infertility makes her an essential asset PVED.

As a previous recipient, Marna is uniquely qualified to provide caring and timely services. Marna is truly dedicated to compassionately guiding couples experiencing infertility through their treatment process.

Marna is joined by several dedicated and knowledgeable support staff that all work together clearly dedicated to see the success of PVED. These include clinical psychologists, reproductive endocrinologists, attorneys, as well as a talented business and public relations team.

Marna attended Eastern Oregon University, majoring in Business and Psychology, and is a member of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) and the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology (SART). Marna a writer, is married, has a son, and does some of her best thinking and creating atop of her John Deere tractor mowing and cultivating her back forty.

Abby Grayson, MA, NCC, LAC, Mental Health Advisor, Vice-Chair

Abby Grayson, a psychotherapist practicing in New Jersey, is credentialed as a National Certified Counselor (NCC) and a Licensed Associate Counselor (LAC). She is currently working towards full independent licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC). Abby obtained a Bachelor’s degree from George Washington University, where she graduated summa cum laude. After working as a professional writer and editor in both corporate and non-profit settings, Abby changed careers and obtained a graduate degree in counseling from The College of New Jersey. However, Abby still enjoys freelance editing, which is one of her primary responsibilities with PVED.

Abby currently works as a psychotherapist specializing in the treatment of survivors of abuse and trauma. Another of Abby’s interests is family therapy, which she chose as a concentration during the course of her graduate education. Abby will put her psychology background to work for PVED by advising the organization on mental health issues when necessary and contributing to website content about the importance of addressing the psychological impact of infertility.

Abby is an active member of the American Counseling Association, the New Jersey Counseling Association, and the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists.

Christine Alexander, Secretary

I became a mother by using donated eggs. I feel very blessed that this technology, (which sounded very science fiction to me at first), is available. When I was diagnosed at a young age with a chromosomal translocation that caused my ovaries not to develop properly, I was told my only family building option would be adoption. When I was married, my reproductive endocrinologist mentioned the possibility of becoming pregnant with the use of donated eggs. What a miracle to be able to carry a pregnancy and for my husband and I to have our beautiful son. I am passionate about helping other women and their partners with their journey to becoming parents by using donated eggs. This is a difficult and emotional journey. I am so grateful for the support I had and feel strongly that I want to pay that help forward by being a part of an organization that will provide invaluable resources to families on this journey.

Dana, Treasurer

Dana comes to PVED with many years of non-profit experience under her belt and is currently serving as acting Executive Director and Treasurer at a Charitable Foundation in the Midwest. Dana brings to the table an incredible skill for problem solving, trouble shooting, and resolving challenging issues. Dana received her BA and MA from DePaul University.

Dr. John Hesla, Medical Director

John S. Hesla, MD, joined Oregon Reproductive Medicine (formerly Portland Center for Reproductive Medicine) in May of 1999. He is aboard-certified reproductive endocrinologist who specializes in the treatment and care of patients with endocrine and infertility issues. Prior to joining Oregon Reproductive Medicine Dr. Hesla was the director of in vitro fertilization and head of the reproductive surgery program at the Johns Hopkins Hospital.

In 1993, Dr. Hesla founded and created the in vitro fertilization program at Emory University in Atlanta. More recently, he was the co-director of the successful in vitro fertilization program at the Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine.

Dr. Hesla has a medical degree from the Oregon Health Sciences University School of Medicine; and a bachelor degree from Harvard University where he graduated magna cum laude. Additionally, Dr. Hesla completed an obstetrics and gynecology residency at University of California at Los Angeles and fellowship in reproductive endocrinology and infertility from Johns Hopkins University and is nationally recognized for his care and, treatment of infertility through his innovative methods of assisting couples achieve pregnancy.

Theresa M. Erickson Esq. Legal Director

Theresa M. Erickson is one of the few attorneys in the United States who specializes exclusively in the area of Family Formation Law. During law school she gained a passion for this field. She initially discovered this area of family planning by choosing to become an egg donor for several couples who desperately wanted a child. In doing so, Theresa M. Erickson helped create numerous children for these families. In addition to her own personal experiences with egg donation, she witnessed a more personal fertility situation - her sister was unable to maintain a successful pregnancy to term. It is through both of these very personal experiences that Theresa M. Erickson's passion developed to become an Embryo Donation Attorney. Theresa M. Erickson's legal practice is dedicated to exclusively provide legal services in the area of creating families. Theresa M. Erickson's passion has not gone unnoticed; she is a nationally recognized expert in this specialized and unique area of law. Listed below are the qualifications that have made Attorney Erickson both experienced and dedicated to helping others.

PVED ADVISORY BOARD

Sara Axel, Member Advisor

Sara Axel leads the way in the New York area regarding “peer support” in the field of Third Party Reproduction and Parenting. Her groups are known as the NYC Gathering (now in its 7th year as of 2009) and reaches out to the Northeastern Region including New England. Sara has worked with groups, singles, and couples, coaching recipients on their path to family-building through donor egg, donor sperm, donor embryo and gestational surrogacy. Sara is also an active member of the Third Party Parenting Network (TPPN) In New York City. Her vision for the future is to create an open community for all types of families who are creating or have created their families through third party reproduction.

Sara is current member of ASRM and its Mental Health Professional Group. Sara is also a volunteer through Resolve. Sara has enjoyed a lifelong career in the men’s apparel industry as well as an outside consultant in the areas of publishing and product development. Sara is dedicated to helping others to achieve their goals both professionally and personally. Sara has served on industry, local community, and religious committees in many capacities.

Sara brings a laser-tight focus to this important and rapidly growing subject matter, and is the “go to person” on the East Coast to help parents and parents-to-be finding the right resources for themselves as they journey through the third party reproduction process. Sara can be contacted at: saxel95@aol.com

Lauri Berger DeBrito, Surrogacy Advisor

Lauri Berger de Brito never thought having a family would be such a challenge. While her first daughter was the blissful result of a very naïve IUI, it was only when she started trying for a sibling, that the world of secondary infertility came crashing down… with a vengeance. After suffering many miscarriages with IUIs, IVFs, ZIFT and even donor egg, Lauri turned to gestational surrogacy/donor egg to complete her family. She now is a very happy mom to 3 children – 1 biological, and 2 little ones via same egg donor/same surrogate but born a year apart.

Lauri is a former television producer, director and writer and spent countless years producing television she wasn’t always proud of. As co-director of the long-standing and reputable Agency for Surrogacy Solutions, Inc, & Agency for Fertility Solutions, Lauri now ‘produces’ babies… and is proud of every single one! There is nothing more rewarding and ultimately as important as bringing a child into the world who is so very, very wanted.

With her business partner, Kathryn Kaycoff-Manos, Lauri has ventured into another aspect of the fertility world. Their new website, www.GlobalIVF.com, aims to be the go-to site for all information regarding IVF/DE/GS around the world. Knowledge is power and power helps us realize our dreams.

Lauri lives in Los Angeles with her husband, three children, 2 dogs and one, sometimes two lizards. She is a proud member of PVED, ASRM, ESHRE, RESOLVE, EDSPA and can be reached at agency4solutions@earthlink.net. 

Nancy Block, RN, Egg Donation Agency Advisor

Nancy Block began her nursing career at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago in 1983. After 17 rewarding years working with patients on the mother/baby, gynecology, and infertility units as a staff nurse, educator and resource coordinator, she switched gears and founded The Center for Egg Options Illinois (CEO).

CEO began matching egg donors and gestational surrogates with Intended Parents in 2000, and has coordinated thousands of cycles. Nancy has found it a dream come true to use her nursing background in a way that helps singles, same sex couples and traditional couples become families.

Nancy recently joined forces with two other Chicago area agencies, Alternative Reproductive Resources and ConceiveAbilities, to launch a new venture: a unique egg donor resource to ease Intended Parents' search for the ideal match. The Donor Network Alliance (DNA) was formed to encourage greater collaboration among agencies across the country in making the donor selection process smooth and easy to achieve. The 18 participating agencies have, to date, seeded DNA with over 3,000 of their registered egg donors. Intended parents utilizing the Web site can browse the donors for 48 hours free of charge.

Nancy is committed to the nursing profession and to the wider community interested in providing family-building solutions. It’s resulted in a reputation for caring, knowledge and leadership in the field of third party cycle formation and coordination. Nancy block email: egg411@gmail.com. 

Melissa B. Brisman, Esq., Legal Advisor

Melissa is available to assist clients with the legal aspects of third party reproduction. Ms. Brisman graduated Valedictorian from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania and graduated with honors from Harvard Law School. She is an attorney admitted to practice in Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, and is a licensed certified public accountant. At her law firm, Ms. Brisman employs an experienced staff available to assist with gestational carrier arrangements, ovum, sperm and embryo donation, and adoption. In addition, Ms. Brisman owns Surrogate Fund Management, LLC, a company that manages escrow in connection with reproductive arrangements, and Reproductive Possibilities, LLC, an agency that facilitates gestational carrier arrangements. For further information, visit the following websites: www.reproductivelawyer.com, www.surrogatefundmanagement.com, and www.reproductivepossibilities.com.

Andrea Bryman, Mental Health Advisor

Andrea Bryman is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with a specialty in assisted reproduction, which includes mental health assessments and evaluation of egg donors and surrogates.

Andrea received undergraduate degrees in International Relations and French from the University of Southern California. She continued her education at U.S.C. and received her Masters degree in Marriage, Family and Child Counseling.

Andrea has more than 19 years of clinical experience working in the mental health fields. Her early training began in the field of Geriatrics, and has also had extensive experience working in an inpatient psychiatric facility where she was able to strengthen her testing and diagnostic skills.

Andrea’s focus on assisted reproduction stemmed from her own personal experience with infertility over 13 years ago when she was beginning her family. Since that time, Andrea has had three children, two with methods of assisted reproduction. Her past and personal experience provides her with the knowledge to skillfully assess prospective egg donors and surrogates. It also provides her with the compassion to provide support and guidance to individuals pursuing assisted reproduction. She continues her professional growth in the field of infertility through research and involvement as a professional member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine including their mental health professional group, the American Fertility Association and Resolve. Andrea is the Past Psychological Chairperson on the board of directors for the Egg Donation and Surrogacy Professional Association. She currently serves on the Advisory Board of Parents Via Egg Donation.

Amy Childers PVED Founding Advisor and Member Advocate

Amy Childers has worked in the healthcare field as an occupational therapist for the past seven years, mostly in community based positions: early intervention, hospice, home health, life skills training for individuals living with traumatic brain injury, and animal-assisted therapy. Before becoming an occupational therapist, she worked as a paraprofessional in nursing homes and psychiatric facilities. She has also worked on an ambulance as an EMT-B. Amy is a mother to a three year old son conceived through the use of TESE, ovum donation and IVF with ICSI. Infertility was a major life crisis for her, and becoming a mother has changed her life. She is passionate about connecting with others using third party reproduction, and as such helps to moderate the MVED message board/list serve.

Amy grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, attended college at the Maryland Institute College of Art, in Baltimore, Maryland, where she graduated with a bachelors of fine arts degree (BFA), and graduate school at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Virginia, where she earned her MS in Occupational Therapy. She is currently a stay at home mom full time, an occupational therapist part time, and is an avid reader, gardener, amateur naturalist, and outdoor enthusiast.

Dr. Britta Dinsmore, PhD, Mental Health Advisor

Britta Dinsmore, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist who specializes in women’s health issues, including the assessment and treatment of the emotional, psychological, and relational aspects of infertility. Dr. Dinsmore works in private practice in Portland, Oregon and joined Oregon Reproductive Medicine as a psychological consultant in 2005. She provides consultation, education, and ongoing counseling to individuals and couples experiencing infertility and regularly consults with prospective parents contemplating or undergoing egg donor IVF. Additionally, Dr. Dinsmore has developed components of Oregon Reproductive Medicine’s wellness program and has conducted support groups and workshops for the program. Dr. Dinsmore became interested in the field of infertility counseling after resolving her own fertility challenges by becoming a mother through egg donation. Today, she is a mother to two boys, ages six and four. She feels passionately about egg donation because she knows first-hand what a wonderful way it is to create a family.

Dr. Dinsmore earned her doctorate in psychology at the University of Oregon in 1998. She completed a two-year graduate fellowship at the University of Oregon Health and Counseling Center and a residency at Pacific University’s Counseling Center. Dr. Dinsmore has also worked in the behavioral health programs at Providence Medical Center and as a psychological consultant for Hazelden Springbrook. Dr. Dinsmore is a member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine and the ASRM’s Mental Health Professionals Group and has completed post graduate training sponsored by the ASRM Mental Health Professionals Group. Dr. Dinsmore is a member of RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association, as well as the American Psychological Association, and the Oregon Psychological Association and has served on the board of the Oregon Psychological Association. Dr. Dinsmore has been licensed as a psychologist in the State of Oregon since 1999.

Other areas of professional interest include: pregnancy loss, postpartum adjustment, parenting, eating disorders, and body image. When she is not pursuing professional interests, Dr. Dinsmore enjoys spending time outdoors with her family. Hiking, camping, skiing, soccer, and gardening are all favorites. Dr. Dinsmore is a native to the Pacific Northwest and loves living in Portland in spite of the rain! Dr. Dinsmore can be contacted at Brittadinsmore@comcast.net.

Manny Gatlin, PVED Chief Technical Advisor

Manny Gatlin has over 20 years of professional experience in software and systems development, including engineering management, program management, process improvement, and hands-on development. Manny has worked on a variety of both large and small software-intensive projects including complex aerospace and defense systems, technology research and development, and commercial software applications, all of which have contributed healthily to his knowledge and understanding of effective software engineering practices.

Manny is also adjunct professor teaching at The Oregon Master of Software Engineering program at Portland State University Manny has a BS in Computer Science from the California State University and an MS in Computer Science from West Coast University.

Kathryn Kaycoff-Manos, MA, Surrogacy Advisor

Kathryn became a mother of identical twins boys after suffering through five years of infertility. This included 6 fresh IVFS, 3 frozen embryos transfers, more than 100 embryos, 2 Gestational Surrogates and 1 Egg Donor. Soon after her sons’ births, Kathryn decided to take her unwitting education in infertility, combine it with her organizational acumen & researching finesse, throw in a touch of her television writing, directing and producing skills and turn it into a successful surrogacy agency and fertility consulting business – Agency for Surrogacy Solutions, Inc & Agency for Fertility Solutions. The companies have been thriving for more than 6 years now.

Kathryn has been quoted as a fertility/surrogacy expert in the LA Times, Parenting Magazine, Conceive On-Line and Iparenting. She has also contributed articles to and been an expert speaker for RESOLVE, the American Fertility Association, Conceive Radio and “Dare To Dream” on KYHY 92.5FM. She is also a member of numerous fertility-related organizations including PVED, RESOLVE, ASRM, EDSPA and ESHRE.

With her business partner, Lauri Berger de Brito, she has recently started a new fertility-related venture – www.GlobalIVF.com. GlobalIVF.com is an informational website geared towards fertility patients searching for answers about traveling abroad for IVF related treatments.

Kathryn has a BA from Bard College, an MA from Emerson College and resides in the Los Angeles area with her husband, twin boys, a dog and a disgruntled cat. She can be reached at agency4solutions@aol.com. 

Jenna Lake, Egg Donation and Clinical Programs Advisor

Jenna Lake, Egg Donor Program Manager at the San Diego Fertility Center, is well-versed in the plight of egg donor recipients as they wrestle with the many facets of this journey. A former patient who successfully underwent egg donation, Jenna possesses unique insight and empathy into the emotions and apprehensions experienced by recipients. In her current position, Jenna provides support and encouragement to patients faced with this decision. As a proud mother of an egg donor baby boy, Jenna worked in many fields prior to encountering infertility, but none compare to this remarkable opportunity to educate and empower others regarding infertility.

Sharon LaMothe, Gestational Surrogacy Advisor

Sharon LaMothe, Co-Owner of Infertility Answers and is the author of two blogs, Surrogacy 101 and The Making of a Surrogacy Agency. Sharon is also on the advisory board for Parents Via Egg Donation (PVED), a founding member of the Egg Donor and Surrogacy Professional Association (EDSPA) and an advisor for the OBGYN.net Women's Health Forum. Sharon has also been a Gestational Surrogate, giving birth to twin girls in March of 2000 for a Florida couple, and in January 2005, gave birth to girl/boy twins for a New York couple. Sharon has shared her first hand knowledge and expertise by holding round table discussions and speaking on the topic of Surrogacy for SMART ART, RESOLVE, Fertile Dreams etc. and by arranging staff development luncheons and meetings with various clinics, hospitals and law offices. Sharon is married with two children and currently resides in Seattle, WA.

Carole Lieber Wilkins, MFT, Mental Health Advisor

Carole Lieber Wilkins is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice in West Los Angeles. A specialist in the field of reproductive medicine, adoption and family building options since 1986, she became a founding member of Resolve of Greater Los Angeles in 1987 and served on the Board of Directors in various positions for the next 14 years.

Ms. Lieber Wilkins provides individual, couples and group counseling. She is well known for her work regarding disclosure of information to children, having helped hundreds of patients feel comfortable about talking with their kids about how they built their families. Many clinics and practitioners around the world distribute to patients her groundbreaking article, Talking With Children About Their Conception. She has lectured locally and nationally, on many subjects related to family building. She has been the keynote speaker at several Resolve symposia, and a presenter at the professional meetings of the American Psychological Association, The American Society of Reproductive Medicine, Organon Nurses Symposia and Kaiser Hospitals.

Having created her family through adoption and ovum donation, Carole brings a wealth of personal as well as professional experience to her work. Her sons are now young adults and have taught her much about the needs of the children we bring into our families through different ways.

Victoria Loveland, RN, Egg Donor Nursing Advisor

Vicky graduated from Hartford Hospital School of Nursing over 30 years ago. After completing one year of intensive medical nursing, she switched to a labor and delivery unit at a busy, prominent Army Hospital. It is there that "Vicky's" true passion was born. Her love of women's healthcare has been her focus throughout her career. She has the unique ability to truly empathize with our patients, as she underwent her own infertility struggles which culminated in the birth of her twins, 27 years ago. Following the birth of her children, she worked in a labor and delivery unit at a local area hospital. She was known throughout the hospital for her delivery of warm, compassionate care. For the past thirteen years Vicki has been caring for patients as an IVF nurse with Long Island IVF.

As an Donor Egg Clinical Coordinator, Vicki oversees the Donor Egg staff and the coordination of recipient and donor care throughout their cycle. Her ability to communicate and show people her caring nature, has helped most people feel comfortable with the process. Her goal is to deliver excellent individual care, and give all patients hope in this difficult setting.

Vicki comes to PVED to help provide support to Donor Egg Recipients in choosing Donor Egg as an option for family building. She hopes to provide a comfort level in discussing donor screening, matching in an anonymous program, and in the processes involved. Vicki finds that when people have confidence in their physician, their process and finally their donor, the pieces come together much more cohesively. She would also like to educate potential recipients as to the donor screening process and what to look for in their clinic. In providing support, Vicki hopes that their dreams can become reality, instead of an ache in their hearts. Contact Vicki.

Steve Masler, CPA, Egg Donation Advisory Member

Steve Masler, CEO of Fertility Source Companies (The Donor Source/The Surrogacy Source) is a CPA (Certified Public Accountant) who has had a long and distinguished history with fertility related enterprises and organizations. Prior to assuming the CEO role at Fertility Source Companies, Steve has been President of Specialized Medical Management (SMM) a fertility medical management company. SMM managed the business and financial affairs of several fertility medical practices for 13 years. SMM also managed the affairs of a multi-specialty surgery center whose primary specialty is fertility.

Steve also served as CEO of Genesis Network for Reproductive Health (Genesis) for 10 years. Genesis was an organization comprised of 17 academic and private fertility physicians who grouped together to perform multi-center sponsored research studies.

Steve has also been active with The American Society for Reproductive Health (ASRM), forming the Practice Manager's section of that organization and serving as its Chairman as well as Chairman of its educational offerings. Steve developed the present regional structure of that organization as well.

Steve has been a frequent speaker at professional fertility conferences and a contributor to various fertility publications including Fertility & Sterility, where he also served as a manuscript reviewer.

Steve Masler can be reached at: Fertility SOURCE Companies 4900 Barranca Parkway, Suite 104, Irvine, CA 92604. Ph: (949) 726-0652, Fax: (949) 726-0657.

Gail Sexton Anderson, Egg Donor Advisor

Gail Sexton Anderson, Ed.M., has dedicated her career to helping intended parents from all walks of life to build families. She holds a Master’s Degree in counseling from Harvard Graduate School of Education. After graduate school, Gail joined a research group in the Psychology Department at Yale University. Later, she joined a group of researchers in pediatric neurology at Yale New Haven Hospital doing developmental testing with children born prematurely of very low birth weight. Gail is also a graduate of Alice Domar's Mind Body Fertility Program through Boston IVF and has served on a Radcliffe panel with other fertility experts. She is also a member of the Mental Health Professional Group of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine, Pacific Coast Fertility Society and the American Fertility Association.

In 1998, Gail began her work with intended parents, egg donors and surrogates. She specializes in listening to intended parents to hear about their fertility journey and to see were they are in terms of their readiness to create a family through egg donation. A large part of what Gail does is counseling couples and helping them to sort out what is most important to them in an egg donor or a surrogate. She has helped to launch four egg donor programs and was the executive director for one of the oldest and most respected surrogacy programs in the United States. A frequent speaker at fertility conferences, Gail has consulted with several organizations creating fertility service programs.

Gail founded Donor Concierge to help intended parents who need an egg donor find who they are looking for rather than settling. Gail learned long ago that no one agency will have the right donor for every intended parent. Gail has developed working relationships with many excellent egg donor and surrogacy programs, reproductive endocrinologists, fertility attorneys, and mental health professionals specializing in third party fertility counseling she has known and trusted for years. Gail is an empathic listener who brings a calming influence to what can often be an emotionally stressful process. Gail has a long history of helping intended parents sort through the many issues they face as they mover toward parenting via egg donation.

Donor Concierge has access to over 12,000 egg donors through over 50 egg donor agencies across the country. We send only donors who are currently available, college educated with at least a 3.0 grade point average in school. Donor Concierge reviews each donor’s profile to make sure there are no physical health, mental health or addition concerns regarding the donor or her family. We can usually find a minimum of 8 but far more often 24 egg donor candidates that meet our clients criteria. Gail has arranged for the agencies we work with to reduce their fee to our Donor Concierge clients by $400-$1000.

Gail has been married since 1984 and has two wonderful children. Having the privilege of being a mother has ignited her passion for helping others experience the joy of parenting. She is excited to have joined the advisory board of Parents Via Egg Donation because of the support that they offer intended parents. Moving forward with an egg donor or a surrogate is a huge leap of faith. Intended parents need all the support they can get to make sure they are educated and directed to individuals and organizations that are worthy of their trust. Parents Via Egg Donation is an invaluable source for intended parents as they explore their options. You may contact her via Email .

Robert Terenzio, Esq. Legal Advisor

Robert T. Terenzio, a Central Florida attorney, focuses his practice solely on Assisted Reproductive Law where he represents local, national and international clients needing or acting as gestational carriers, sperm donors or Oocytes donors. Unlike a typical law firm, Robert does not dilute his professional time with general legal matters. His practice is limited to reproductive law so he can apply real world experiences in the field to your parenting and lifestyle choices.

Dr. Susan Treiser, Medical Advisor

Dr. Susan Treiser is a board-certified Reproductive Endocrinologist and is co-founder and co-director of IVF New Jersey. Dr. Treiser also serves as director of the IVF New Jersey laboratories.

A native of Canada, Dr. Treiser attended Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, D.C., where she obtained both a PhD in pharmacology and her medical degree.

Following medical school, Dr. Treiser completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and was awarded a fellowship in reproductive endocrinology at Columbia University College of Physician and Surgeons in New York City.

At Columbia, Dr. Treiser excelled in her field. She was awarded a faculty appointment as clinical assistant in obstetrics and gynecology and helped hundreds of patients achieve their dream of parenthood through the university's in vitro fertilization (IVF) program.

Despite her success, Dr. Treiser was confident that she could make infertility treatment more individualized and compassionate outside the university atmosphere. Teaming up with her colleague, Dr. Michael Darder, she left Columbia to establish an advanced practice of fertility specialists - IVF New Jersey - that would rival the success of large university-based programs. One of the few board-certified women in her field, Dr. Treiser is known for her caring, competent approach to reproductive care. She is the author of A Woman Doctor's Guide to Infertility and has been published in Science magazine. In 2000, Dr. Treiser was the only medical speaker at the International Seminar of Reproductive Ethics, a yearly symposium held at Princeton University. In that same year, together with Dr. Darder, she received the 2000 Zenith Award from the New Jersey chapter of RESOLVE, a national infertility support group. Dr. Treiser was instrumental in establishing the egg freezing program at IVF New Jersey in 2005.

Amy Twombly, Business and Public Relations Advisor

Amy Twombly is the Marketing and Business Advisor. Key business responsibilities include identifying and researching market trends, interface with potential PVED partners, build lasting relationships with Sponsors and Advertisers, and all other aspects related to the marketing activities and planning of PVED.

Amy is currently employed as an OSJ Delegate/Compliance Officer for one of the largest Broker Dealers. Amy has over 12+ years within the financial services and venture capital world. She is also responsible for producing venture capital related conferences with International Business Forum, New York, New York as a Producer. Ms. Twombly attended St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN, as well as the College of St. Scholastica, St. Paul, MN. Amy is married with twin boys.

Wendie Wilson, Egg Donation Agency Advisor

In my early 20’s I donated my eggs to an amazing young woman who was in remission from breast cancer. After seeing the opportunity that was given to her by the technological advancement of reproductive medicine, it occurred to me that this was the single most amazing experience of my life to date.

Ever since, I have committed myself to the field of assisted reproduction still going strong nearly a decade later. I graduated from the University of Washington in 1998 w/ a degree in Speech Communication, spending several years doing competitive speech and debate at the national level. I’ve used my public speaking skills at many assisted reproduction evens and symposiums to speak with intended parents and potential donors about family building opportunities.

With the support of several IVF clinics, doctors and staff members that I had become close to throughout the years, I was encouraged to start my own egg donation agency. From this support, Gifted Journeys was born. I plan to continue spreading the word about Egg Donation and the opportunities that are out there for both recipients and donors. Implementing my belief that all loving people who want a chance to start or grow their family, without judgment or bias, and with equal opportunity and support, should have that option.